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Posted By: hisway
As I have been reading & listening to a number of Christians talking about "MySpace" I decided to check it out for myself. Once there it did not take be long to realize that I must have entered the Sodom & Gomorrah of the internet.
Am I being old fashion here? Now I think not. I believe that the Body of believers have become so desensitized over the past decade that what is really from the pits of hell, seem's to be safe ground for believers to tread upon. Wake up oh sleeper, wake up.
There is a great book written about a man whom I would consider to be like that of John the Baptist of our day. During his time with us he was led by the Lord to impact Thousands of people and today his music is still reaching not only thousands but millions of people, Keith Green. His wife wrote a book about him called "No Compromise" and I would suggest to anyone who has not read it to read it.
Friends there is far to much compromise in the Body of believers today, I can hear the words "Luke warm" crying out thru-out America.
When I see that Christian brothers and Sister's are going to read and sign-up on web sites such as myspace it saddens me. Are we so blind, or has the shepherds of our day become so Business like that they fear the truth will scare off the masses. (You wont find that from my Pastor, nor myself when preaching I can assure you )
My space is not a site that Christians should be on, it is a den of sin. It is a place where the Enemy has made his camp and sits quietly waiting for another unsuspecting soul to wander into to his web of deceit.
We should block the address from our children, do you know how many crimes against children have been linked to this site via young boy's & girls being preyed upon by the sexually sick in our society.
I have even heard of some Christian radio stations that have now taken up house at My Space in order to reach a larger consumer base.
I will never understand how people can just shut out Holy Spirit, for I know that those who have honestly accepted Christ as Lord have received Holy Spirit and though He may speak softly, He could not be silent about this site, so many must simply be shutting Him out as they're looking at the filth that is posted throughout this site.
Friends we are in this world, but not part of it. We are to influence this world not be influenced by it. We are to be the light breaking thru the darkness, not the light being dimmed by the darkness.
Again I say wake up oh sleeper, wake up!!
Today is the day to turn to the Lord and repent....to ask Him to forgive us for that which we have done either blindly or knowingly. Today is the day that we must chose to live a life with no compromise. For the Word declares where there is darkness there is no light. Who is your master, self? Our do you serve the King of kings, Jesus Christ? If you serve Christ, then put away the things of the world and walk in the light.
My space is not for Christians, it is not a place to go to and claim "I am just here to witness". No friends the Lord did not send the messengers into Sodom & Gomorrah to witness, rather to bring destruction.
We need to be far more conscious of where we go, what we read and what we are acting like. If we are to be the Light of the world then let us be the light of the world. There are several sites that are Christian that are out there, you just need to look for them.
I have said it before and will say it again, there is to much of the world being shared in the church and not enough of the Word being shared.
There may be a few that the Lord has called to go into such dens to evangelize, but you must be 100% sure that it is the Lord sending you and not the enemy drawing you through the desires of your own flesh.
Myspace is all about pride, selfish desires , lust of the flesh and outright evil. It amazes me how many people are blind to the devises of the enemy as they have not changed since the Garden of Eden.
That's my take on the matter..What's yours?
IHS,
PRW
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abelajohnb |
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Posted by:
abelajohnb 
(Posted: 03/03/07 2:29am)
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Hello hisway,
I think I am with you on this one.
Interestingly enough a recent survey has indicated that facebook is now putting the serious hurt to myspace!
Perhaps one of the most interesting bit in that article is this:
What is most interesting of all...
Nearly 85% of all active ChristianBlog.Com members are over the age of 30. To me, this shows that the older generation is truly looking for a safe place where true ministry and fellowship takes place... rather than just social-networking.
While I would tend to say that other sectors of the internet should be called "Sodom & Gomorroh"... when it comes to social-networking websites, I would tend to say that MySpace is the closest to being just that!
Yeah, very true!
I think that is another thing that makes ChristianBlog.Com so awesome! Just yesterday there were some people blogging about how ChristianBlog.Com is more of a "others, rather than ME" website!
As leslea said:
And allforhim too!
It is things like this that make websites like ChristianBlog.Com sooo much different from websites like MySpace. And, it is what makes websites like ChristianBlog.Com just so very important to the entire family of Christ!
Anyway, that is "my take" on this issue! (ps, never commented on one of your blog entries before... welcome to the website!)
John B. Abela
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Posted by:
allforhim
(Posted: 03/03/07 3:21am)
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 Kudos! I am in so much agreement here. I checked out My Space and it is filth, utter filth. The pictures people post are basically pornography and unfortunately I am subjected to them at work where I literally have to turn my head and shield my eyes from them. I am so glad there are other Christians that have a strong sense of separation, being in the world but not of it. I am afraid in a place like My Space that as opposed to being a light you will be pulled into the very darkness you are trying to shine in. Thank you Hisway and AbelaJohn! Andrea
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jploof |
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Posted by:
jploof
(Posted: 03/03/07 8:32am)
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I have been a member of mysace for a few years now and although I understand your point of view, I have to disagree with you to a great extent on this subject. I'll take you point by point and make my points along the way. First of all let me say that I am a huge fan of Dr. Ravi Zacharias ( see rzim.org) and therefore I am quite fond of his teaching of answering a question with a question to cause a questioner to examine the assumptions contained within their question.
So, my question to you is: What is wrong with Myspace that is not or could be essentially wrong with the whole of the internet? I would beg of you to please take some time to really consider and pray about that question before moving on to my point by point dissection of your argument.
You begin by relating Myspace to the Sodom & Gomorrah of the internet. I may interpret the scriptures differently than you but in my reading of Genesis 18:16 - 19:29 I do see that the cities where destroyed for their sin, but not before the man of God (Abraham) plead for God's hand to be stayed from them. I believe that it was not just to save those righteous that he believed might reside within the city, but because righteous people residing in the city could have been the hope for restoration of the city to righteousness. Therefore if there are righteous christians who "inhabit" the sinful world of Myspace and yet inhabit it as righteous christian ( in that world but not of that world) then can it not only be for the ultimate good? I would venture to guess that it definitely passes the minimum test Abraham asked of God when informed of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah when he asked "What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it?" And God ofcourse answered, "If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake."
Next you speak of the desensitization of the body of believers to the point that we walk in the pits of hell as if it is safe ground. I will not presume to speak for the body of believers in any way but only for myself. I believe that by God's power in my life and by the power of the Holy Spirit within me that I can walk where even the angels fear to go and not be afraid. I believe that as long as the power of God's is with me and I walk in his will that I can walk safely through the very pits of hell and come out not even smelling of smoke. That is not desensitization it is a manifestation of the faith I have in my God. I'm not saying that some believers have not become desensitized, just that it is dangerous on this subject to make such a generalization about the entire body.
I have not read the book that you mentioned, but I think on the subject of compromise we can find a point of agreement. A great many christians in this day seem predisposed to compromise core foundational beliefs for the illusion of unity and diversity. Rush Limbaugh says "When you compromise with evil, evil always wins". The Bible says it even better when it speaks of man not being able to serve two masters. But whom do I serve in my myspace membership? If I as a christian serve anything other than the will of God with any membership I hold then I am in error. Even a church membership can be used to the same evil purposes that you see Myspace membership being used for. My principals as a christian do not preclude me fro membership in an open forum like myspace where my views can be freely expressed. Our views as christians are exclusivistic but our right to express them should not be lest we risk turning away the very ones we are called to go out to.
I could go on for many more lines about this but I want you to know that I offer these things as insites not as criticisms. The important thing is that we both believe in the saving work Christ above all things, everything else will work itself out in God's time. I'm very interested to know, though, what you think about what I have had to say. Thank you for your time.
Joey
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Posted by:
mindyeva
(Posted: 03/03/07 9:11am)
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Wow. I hear the arguments given by Joey, however, I respectfully reply that the bible tells us not to be yoked with unbelievers.
I used to be a member on myspace to keep in touch with my friends, until the Holy Spirit moved me to get off that website and find a place that would not constantly be a temptation to evil.
Yes, Abraham pleaded for the innocent in Sodom, yet there WERE NOT INNOCENT TO BE FOUND. In a world of blatant temptation, the Devil finds a stronghold. The ONE righteous man there, Lot, was unable to defend the angels without their help. HE EVEN OFFERED UP HIS DAUGHTERS AS AN ALTERNATIVE because the society was so perverted it was all he could do to protect the angels. I do not believe the Lord would want us in that place.
I agree that myspace is a place of sin and destruction. As a child you can view half naked pictures all over it. There are literally hundreds of sexual comments you can make on that site as well as sexual comment pictures. Jesus says, any man that lust over a woman commits adultery with her in his heart. The same is true for women. Whether you are in a committed relationship or not, an adult or not, if Jesus sat next to you at your computer and asked you to see the peoples "spaces" on myspace, would you feel comfortable showing him? How would you justify you are supporting that site?
Yes, the same can be said for the internet, but with Jesus sitting next to me , I could show him all of the AMAZING educational things that can come from the internet with filters for blocking out the sexual parts. Our filters BLOCK myspace because of its sexual nature. You cannot access pornographic pictures on my computer. If myspace was allowed, I could.
There are many alternatives out there to myspace that are filtered for sexual content and make a much more appropriate place for Christians.
Anyone willingly letting temptation in their life is letting Satan in. We ask the Lord to "lead us not into temptation", shouldn't we be asking the same of ourselves?? 
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Posted by:
lunky
(Posted: 03/03/07 9:27am)
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Joey,
I think hisway's generalization about MySpace is an accurate one overall. I don't see the danger in generalizing...it's true! We definitely are a minority on that site. I have thought about going on before to share my faith to others who might stumble upon me in cyberspace. hisway also says this though: "There may be a few that the Lord has called to go into such dens to evangelize, but you must be 100% sure that it is the Lord sending you and not the enemy drawing you through the desires of your own flesh." From what you are saying, Joey, I would consider you one of these "few." I think it is a worthy effort of someone like yourself or others who have the Shield and Armor or God to enter these dens and try to spread the good Word. In hisway's assessment, however, we should do our utmost to shield our young and impressionable ones from these sinful sites until they are mature enough and wise enough in the Lord to take on the challenges they pose in spreading His Word in such places.
To John B Abela...you mentioned 85% were above 30 yrs, how members are there total?
God bless all,
lunky
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Posted by:
jploof
(Posted: 03/03/07 10:04am)
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Since when are we a minority? It may be a little cliche but haven't you ever heard it said that "God and I are always a majority"? We lead ourselves into the temptation to be very timid indeed when we measure our place in this world my the ruler that the world gives us, namely that of the number people who support us. I don't see anything at all wrong with someone saying that they felt lead of the Holy Spirit to get out of myspace. That is a personal leading. To then transfer that personal leading onto others may at some times be a mistake. We all have our purpose and our place. Someone who is a rightoues follower of Christ may have a divinely given purpose from God to be an apologist for God among the sinful masses of Myspace. If God be for that person who can be against him?
Again I say that if you as an individual feel like you are led not to be on Myspace that is understandable. I think, however, that some among us will be and should be led to come boldly against those things which threaten to tear our world apart wherever they be in God's name. 
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Posted by:
poodlelady 
(Posted: 03/03/07 10:05am)
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Hi jploof
I have a My Space too. I have many good Christian friends there and have even developed some stong personal Christians relationships with a handful of these people. I believe that it is what you make of it. You have to chose your friends wisley just as you do with all your friends. You have to chose what you will look at when selecting a "comment" just as you have to chose your movies and the TV shows you watch. You have to chose your conversations just as you would at work at the grocery store and even at church. You are to be in the world not of the world and that is a choice you must make every day of your life.
My Space is not for everyone but God does have His people there and the Christian membership is growing there. However it is NOT a safe and protected enviorment like CB is. That is what makes this sight such a Great place to be and why so many Christians are enjoying it and it's membership is growing in leaps and bounds.
Love in Christ
PoodleLady
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Posted by:
meenigma
(Posted: 03/03/07 10:06am)
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Although I see why you say it is sodom and gamorah on the internet, I may disagree, though the site in itself may have wrong intentions, I believe its how you us it, I have a myspace and I only use it go message some of my friends that are in a different city, I don't talk to anyone I don't know, (although I have before,) It is not something I am about to do again, Thankyou I will tread more cautiously on "myspace" Thankyou HISWAY
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Posted by:
jploof
(Posted: 03/03/07 10:19am)
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Poodlelady,
Good point. I do, by the way, believe that children should not be allowed to use Myspace. In fact I believe that parents should be wary of allowing children to use the internet without close supervision at all. I will say that I don't yet have any children so that may disqualify my opinion somewhat, lol.
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Posted by:
lunky
(Posted: 03/03/07 10:30am)
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Joey,
a minority in NUMBERS of users on sites like myspace. im that context, we are greatly out-numbered there.
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jploof |
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Posted by:
jploof
(Posted: 03/03/07 10:43am)
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Lunky,
I don't disagree with you in that respect. My counterpoint was simple to pose the question of why does that matter when God is on our side?
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Posted by:
songbird
(Posted: 03/03/07 2:19pm)
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Hey!! WAKE UP!! The LORD is needed EVERYWHERE!! I too have a "my space"!!
And I CONTROL who,what,when,and where on MY PAGE!! I do not feel a need to go looking for trouble on that site!! I do not accept anyone who I think could be of poor character standing!! I have found ALOT of Christain friends there!! Who also devote there time there to worthy messages of "Christain nature!!" I have helped others there find there way back to the LORD!! It is what YOU make it!!!! And if that is where the help is needed, then why not be there?? If every Christain only told of God's love in church, what would the use be to the person not there?????? I'm not saying it don't take one who is VERY STRONG in there commitment to the LORD"S work to be there!! IT DOES!!
Some are brave enough to go to the dark roads to share there light, others are not!! But who are ANY of us to judge anyone?
INTENSIONS: that is the root of it!! GO WITH THE INTENSION of spreading GOD"S word where its needed!! You'll have NO trouble!!
If enough CHRISTAINS joined, think of the turn around it will have!!!!!
GOD BLESS ALL who are there to do good work!!
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Posted by:
prasnhym
(Posted: 03/03/07 5:45pm)
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This is the 5th time i have written this post...with either computer lagging till i am logged off or it freezing as i hit post... really makes you wonder....
I just wanted to add my 2 cents and make a couple of points...
Awhile back i went looking thru myspace... i found alot of "big named" ministries and "big named" worship people. When i get on one of those i can go thru the network to many more of them. I can watch sermons and worship videos. I made a page for myself with devotionals, videos and music. I want to minister to others and be ministered to. I think we can be a light in the darkness...i think we are supposed to be lights in the darkness. I was once brought out of that darkness into His glorious light. I had a part in my dad and my sister coming out of that darkness and going home to Heaven. Jesus didn't come to earth for the "well". There is a quote that says "All that is required for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing".
There is ALOT of BAD on myspace. I have seen some of the bad and quit looking. It is not a place for everyone. I would not want my daughter there without supervision. Some will feel "checks" in their spirits and know that it is not a place for them. A bar is not a place for an ex alcoholic to go witnessing...
We should not all be linked together...we should all be led by our Father, Who does a pretty good job of leading when we follow...He led some to the Jews and some to the Gentiles.
I absolutely love Christianblog.com and am so grateful to John for this site where many diverse opinions can be discussed. Where we can get different aspects on different subjects...
Blessings to you
Tia
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Posted by:
songbird
(Posted: 03/04/07 10:31am)
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Matthew 21:27-(on this verse my feet are firmly planted!!, Please read it!)
I know in my own heart where the Lord has set my feet to tread! It is not for me to justify following his orders, only to do his work as he orders it done!!
Matthew 23:13- You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces!
Luke 12:47-That servant who knows his master's will and does not get ready or does not do what his master wants will be beaten with many blows! 48: everyone who has been given much,much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much,much more will be asked.
Mark 2:17-on hearing this Jesus said" It is not the healthy who need a doctor,but the sick,I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners"
Luke 15-7-" I tell you that in the same way there is more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent"
Matthew 18:14-In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any one of these little ones be lost.
Luke 11:28- He replied,"Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it"
33:-"No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden,or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand,so that those who come in may see the light.36:Therefore,if your whole body is full of light,and no part of it is dark,it will be completely lighted,as when the light of a lamp shines on you"
Matthew 15:8 -These people honor me with their lips,but their hearts are far from me.9: They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.
10: Jesus called the crowds to him and said," Listen and understand."
What goes into a man's mouth does not make him unclean", But what comes out of his mouth that is what makes him unclean".
19:For out of the heart come evil thoughts,murder,adultery,sexual immorality, theft,false testimony,slander. 20: These are what make a man unclean; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him unclean".
25:The woman came and knelt before him."Lord help me!" she said.
26: He replied,"It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."
27: "Yes, Lord", she said,"but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table".
28: Then Jesus answered, "Woman,you have great faith! Your request is granted."
Luke 13:7-I've been coming looking for fruit on this fig tree and have'nt found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil? 8: Sir ,the man replied, leave it alone for one more year,and I'll dig around it and fertilize it. 9:If it bears fruit next year,fine! If not,then cut it down.
Luke 17: Jesus said to his disciples :"Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they come." 3:So watch yourselves."
10: So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty".
Matthew7:24-Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
26: But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand"
Luke 27: Jesus replied,"What is impossible with men is possible with God".
I did not say that I felt "My space" was a good place!!
I did not say it was brimming with the light of the Lord!!
I said I was sent there for a reason!! By the Lord!!
Would I say to a child to get on there NO!!
I'm saying the Lord has a plan for all of us!! He uses us where we are needed BY HIM!!
I feel good when I help someone see what the Bible says about the way this world has turned its back on God!!
And when the Lord says this tree will not bear fruit, THEN I will cut it down!!!!!!!!
I will not argue the fact that it is filled with what turns my stomach.
But my will to reach just that one lost lamb, gives me hope that all is not lost!!
So all I need from you for a reply is that you will pray that the Lord guides me,that I will stay strong in the face of criticism for doing his work, that I will reach those who need it!!
I sure do not need a lecture on my reasons, on my belief in where the Lord has sent me, or your opinions on my calling!!
YOUR PRAYERS I DO NEED!!!!!
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Posted by:
mindyeva
(Posted: 03/04/07 12:28pm)
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well, all opinions aside, if you are there just to make other Christian contacts, let me suggest another site:
http://www.mychurch.org/
It is a christian type myspace and therefore, more oriented to those just looking for fellowship.
In Him
Mindy
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Posted by:
reborn
(Posted: 03/04/07 4:38pm)
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I must admit This is a good topic for discussion. hisway is Challenging Christians who are in my space to examine them selves and to take a deeper look at there harts so to speak. That if any Christian is activily in My space was it a calling? If so how many people have you won for Christ? My take on this question is If it was a calling of the lord the Christian must have had some successes in wining some of the lost to Christ. If not and it's been a long time and no converts then the calling was not from Christ! If it has been a while and the calling was proven false why are the Christians still there?
On the other hand if you are a Christian who had a calling to be on My Space and it is met with great or some success. Then Amen and keep up the good work, but be careful not to be there too long lest you start turning 50% Christian 50% worldly. And it will happen without the Christian servant knowing it until he or she congregates with the brethren and they notice that your not walking the walk the way you used to. Make no mistake either the Christian will re-emerge or his or her old self will win in this battle.
I believe "hisway" post and rebuttals was something the Lord put on his Hart to share with all of us here and I feel richly blessed by it. No I don't have a my space account. but it was a good read !
May the good Lord richly bless you all!
~Raul"
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Posted by:
poodlelady
(Posted: 03/04/07 8:04pm)
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So you heard My Space was filth and garbage and you went their to look for it and found it -so it's just what you went looking for.
I went their looking for Christian fellowship and Christian friends and that is exactly what I found.
Like everything in life you will usually find just what you are looking for.
God Bless
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mindyeva |
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Posted by:
mindyeva
(Posted: 03/05/07 8:28am)
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not trying to attack anyone, but poodlelady. are you saying that if you are not looking for Satan he can't find you?
That's exactly what he wants you to believe.......
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abelajohnb |
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Posted by:
abelajohnb
(Posted: 03/05/07 8:59am)
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I believe what poddlelady is saying is that sometimes life just happens.
Sometimes, you know, life just has that way of ending up where it ends up. And, sometimes we help it out along the way be searching out certain things.
Just because we choose to seek-out something something specific - or choose not to do so - does not mean we will always find, or not find, that specific something.
How often do we visit a website on the internet *hoping* to find the content we went there looking for, and end up at five other sites from visiting that one site we went to hoping to find something at.
That is the awesome (and sometimes not awesome) fact of life on the internet.
John B. Abela
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Posted by:
coachdennis
(Posted: 06/26/07 10:03am)
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Wow - this was some great reading. For me - my first impression of myspace was not that good. I was talking with a praise & worship leader the other day & we talked about it. One thing that really stood out -we have to be willing to be critised for being on there by those Christians that simply see it as a horrible place. I have an account now with myspace- my thoughts are to place me & my business in as many areas that I feel are "safe" and I can have impact on the Christian and non Christian alike. We are not to avoid the world- we are not to act like it - but we certainly can lead it to better things - & to Christ..
hisway - just want to say be blessed as you are a blessing!
Running the race to win,
Dennis
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Posted by:
slpung
(Posted: 08/03/07 12:04pm)
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I do agree that there is a lot of filth on myspace as there is on the internet it's self, but it can also be a tool to spread God's word. Our youth group has a site on MySpace and it is a wonderful tool to introduce our youth group to other teens in town. We have actually had teens come to our meetings due to finding us on myspace.
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Posted by:
catholicchristian
(Posted: 08/22/07 5:33pm)
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I think to use myspace one must be solid in their faith. I refuse to use that web site because I believe it to be an inappropriate site. However, I do know that there are some people who USE the site to evangelize others. I'm the type of person who will protest and boycott. That's how I respond to companies and issues I feel strongly about. So my kids are not allowed on myspace, nor do I go there. Knowing there are troubled folks out there going through myspace, I can only hope and pray that those who do post to evangelize or to bring the Word of God to others, will be touched by the Holy Spirit when scanning through myspace.
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Posted by:
heartlanddoulos
(Posted: 08/27/07 12:38pm)
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I use myspace to keep up with my grown son who have moved to another part of the country. I also use myspace to bring light to those who live in darkness. I bring scripture to those who would not even touch a Bible let alone read one. I also can pray intelligently BY NAME for those who I meet that they will look to Jesuis Christ by faith and walk across the line of faith. I might be a seed planter, or a seed waterer, or praise the Lord a seed harvester!
I am convinced if a Christ Follower is mature enough to live an authentic Christian life and is familiar with wiles of accuser of the Brethren he/she can move in the enemies territory in order show those who are enslaved there the ONLY way OUT. I think for those of you who have a problem with it you need to stay clear of myspace as it is sin to you. But please allow those of us that it is not sin for us the grace to use this medium to the glory of God. I am not suggesting any of you who have a problem with myspace are being judgmental of those of us who are - - God knows if that is true or not it is not my place to make that judgement -- nor is your place to judge those of us who do use myspace for ministry opportunities.
I would like to think that you would wish us God's Speed as we embark on this missionary effort.
Grace and Peace from the Heartland
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Posted by:
mysticwings
(Posted: 08/28/07 5:32am)
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Many of you have great points. But does not the Lord say," we can love the world, but not be in it"? Christians can be in myspace but not have to be part of a lot of what is going on in it. I too have a myspace. I feel that just having the Christian presents around in that kind of environment is just like having a pastor walk into a bar to show his love and compassion. Can we not do that as well on myspace? Some of my favorite Christian artists have a myspace; Michael W. Smith, Mark Schultz, Third Day. I feel that even if just one person is curious about my Christianity when they visit my page, I would love to be able to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with them. So, my opinion is that having Christian myspace pages could be a Blessing to someone.
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Posted by:
rivermandan
(Posted: 08/30/07 10:20pm)
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My wife and I are crusade evangelists. We have our ministry on myspace. We're being light in a dark place. I thought that was what Jesus wanted us to do. I'm suprised at the opposition to being a light in a dark place.
Rivermandan
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patienceisavirtue
(Posted: 09/01/07 8:39pm)
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I love the discussion that is going on here. As a teen is a technology generation anything that connects people to other people is what kids want. Every high schooler I know has a myspace. Every college student I know has a myspace. My older brother has a myspace. The 9 year-old boy I nanny for has a myspace. What is this world coming to. Your saying where you live, where you go to school, your age (real or fake), then most people post provocative pictures on it. If you chose to use it, just remember to use it carefully and be safe. It is full of temptation, one of the devils favorite things. I agree with everyone in one way or another. And I think everyone is free to do what they want and like what they want. But all I know is I'm sticking to Christainblog.com!!!
God Bless All - Mary
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rivermandan |
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Posted by:
rivermandan
(Posted: 09/01/07 9:32pm)
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Thanks for the blessing pastor Russ, you be blessed as you serve the Lord as well. I also agree that we have to follow our convictions. My response to Sharlacc is that our ministry isn't aren't yoked with the darkness, yet many Christians who venture into those waters are. I know people who minister in bars, successfully and I've known others who've fallen, just by getting to close to the darkness. I don't believe myspace is for kids or Christians who aren't really well grounded and I'm in agreement that it's not a good place for a Christian, unless they are truly being a light in a dark place.
Rivermandan
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elizabeth
(Posted: 09/02/07 3:56pm)
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I do not think that Myspace would be a very good site to blog on because of all of the other bad stuff on the site. I know Christians that have myspace pages, but many of the people I know have quit blogging or switched over to Facebook because they say it is better (I'm not saying it is because I don't know much about Facebook). I definitely don't think a kid should be on myspace because of all the bad things on the site. My family has Bsafe online enabled on our computer and I am not even allowed to get on my Christian friends profiles even if there is no bad stuff on that profile. I also heard a song by KJ-52 called Fanmail (it's off his new CD The Yearbook) and one of the verses was a letter from a kid who was addicted to  and he was getting it mostly off Myspace. I just don't think that that site has a very good atmosphere for Christians. The Bible says to stay away from all appearance of evil and to be separate from the world and being on Myspace is not that. On myspace being like Sodom and Gomorrah: Lot moved near Sodom and even though he didn't plan to originally, by the end of the story he not only lived in the city, but he was sitting at the gate (which means that he had a high position in the city). I'm not saying that every Christian who has a profile on Myspace will end up really bad, but it could very well happen. Just hit one wrong button and bad things could pop up. Myspace is something that Christians should be very careful about.
-Elizabeth
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Posted by:
papillionkiller
(Posted: 09/02/07 7:55pm)
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WOW!!
I saw this was a big commented on blog. And it's fun to read the varying views.
I think this discussion shows why I like this site so much.
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Posted by:
goodnews
(Posted: 09/03/07 7:53am)
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While I do not condone some of the goings on on MySpace in any way shape or form, I would also like to throw out there that if the Devil can use something, so can God. The internet is a fact of life today, and a way to reach people. A Myspace account can be protected from garbage, and kept clean, just as you can keep yourself from filth while working in the world. Being IN the world but not OF it in other words.
Some very good pastors and teachers post on Myspace also.
Your comments about Keith Green touch me and bring back memories. His music is from my generation. I saw Keith Green live in Los Angeles in 1979 in concert with 2nd Chapter of Acts and Barry McGuire. I will never forget it.
I would like to point out though, that there is a MySpace account for Keith Green. Can't reach the lost by not associating with them in any way. No Compromise (a theme of Keith's) is of coarse the key.
No compromise with the world, but not isolation from it either. Our time of no more sin around us will soon be here. In the meantime we have a mission on this world.
The best missionaries I know are those who go right into the trenches to reach those whom Jesus died for also.
Just my opinion of coarse
Sincerely
goodnews
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